Table 4_3_1-3
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.
| State | 2007 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 84.7 | 0.2 | 75.7 | 0.2 |
| Alabama | 84.2 | 1.3 | 74.7 | 1.6 |
| Alaska | 84.4 | 5.4 | 78.9 | 5.6 |
| Arizona | 84.2 | 1.6 | 79.2 | 2.0 |
| Arkansas | 82.8 | 1.8 | 65.5 | 2.4 |
| California | 87.0 | 0.6 | 75.8 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | 84.9 | 1.7 | 75.9 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | 91.0 | 1.1 | 86.2 | 1.3 |
| Delaware | 90.7 | 2.8 | 80.9 | 5.1 |
| District of Columbia | 87.4 | 3.0 | 86.8 | 2.4 |
| Florida | 87.6 | 0.8 | 77.9 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | 82.0 | 1.2 | 73.7 | 1.4 |
| Hawaii | 83.5 | 3.2 | 75.0 | 3.6 |
| Idaho | 87.1 | 3.2 | 76.7 | 4.1 |
| Illinois | 87.4 | 0.8 | 79.4 | 1.0 |
| Indiana | 87.9 | 0.9 | 75.6 | 1.4 |
| Iowa | 80.4 | 1.7 | 72.0 | 2.3 |
| Kansas | 67.1 | 2.4 | 64.0 | 2.4 |
| Kentucky | 78.8 | 1.4 | 67.2 | 1.8 |
| Louisiana | 83.3 | 1.6 | 73.0 | 1.5 |
| Maine | 88.8 | 1.8 | 85.9 | 2.4 |
| Maryland | 91.0 | 0.6 | 84.4 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | 89.6 | 1.1 | 85.1 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | 89.8 | 0.8 | 80.5 | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | 81.4 | 1.5 | 77.0 | 1.6 |
| Mississippi | 80.7 | 1.6 | 66.8 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | 83.4 | 1.4 | 73.7 | 1.7 |
| Montana | 78.5 | 2.9 | 65.9 | 4.8 |
| Nebraska | 76.8 | 2.5 | 74.6 | 2.8 |
| Nevada | 79.6 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 2.7 |
| New Hampshire | 93.0 | 1.1 | 79.2 | 3.6 |
| New Jersey | 92.5 | 0.6 | 84.0 | 1.2 |
| New Mexico | 73.0 | 3.2 | 66.7 | 3.1 |
| New York | 89.5 | 0.6 | 81.6 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | 89.0 | 0.8 | 77.1 | 1.3 |
| North Dakota | 77.3 | 4.3 | 75.1 | 4.1 |
| Ohio | 89.3 | 0.7 | 82.9 | 1.0 |
| Oklahoma | 75.1 | 2.0 | 70.3 | 1.9 |
| Oregon | 84.2 | 1.8 | 78.1 | 2.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 86.5 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 1.0 |
| Rhode Island | 90.6 | 1.7 | 88.6 | 2.3 |
| South Carolina | 88.1 | 1.0 | 75.9 | 1.6 |
| South Dakota | 74.7 | 3.4 | 67.9 | 4.0 |
| Tennessee | 81.5 | 1.4 | 70.4 | 1.6 |
| Texas | 84.4 | 0.8 | 72.5 | 1.0 |
| Utah | 79.7 | 3.4 | 69.7 | 4.1 |
| Vermont | 93.0 | 1.3 | 77.1 | 4.4 |
| Virginia | 87.2 | 1.3 | 77.0 | 1.5 |
| Washington | 87.3 | 1.3 | 73.8 | 2.1 |
| West Virginia | 83.4 | 2.0 | 73.3 | 2.3 |
| Wisconsin | 87.4 | 1.1 | 80.2 | 1.2 |
| Wyoming | 67.1 | 4.6 | 69.1 | 4.5 |
a Recommended hospital care for heart failure includes evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction and prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor at discharge for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Data were downloaded from http://www.medicare.gov/Download/DownloadDB.asp in late April each year. Estimates are calculated using hospital-level scores.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Compare.
Current as of September 2009
Internet Citation: Table 4_3_1-3: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.
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